Frank Beard, ZZ Top’s Hard-Shuffling Drummer, Dead at 77
5 sources·Updated August 18, 2026
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- The West Entertainment·2h agoZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dies days after withdrawing from tour
The music legend has been remembered as ‘a great friend and collaborator’.
Read at The West Entertainment → - NZ Herald World·3h agoZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dies at age 77
ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard has died aged 77 after six decades with the band.
Read at NZ Herald World → - ABC News Top·5h agoFrank Beard, longtime ZZ Top drummer, dead at 77
The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.
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